Dee Perry discovers why Emily Rocks! (Emily Dickinson that is) as she spotlights the Case Western Reserve University poetry conference happening this week. Plus, we get you ready for The Grateful Dead weekend at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum featuring former Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and his new band 7 Walkers. And we listen to music from The Head and The Heart, the indie folk-pop band on its way the Beachland Ballroom following an appearance at The Newport Folk Fest.Gary Lee Stonum, Dickinson scholar
Martha Nell Smith, critic
Kevin Dettmar, critic
Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard, musicians
Josiah Johnson, musician